I have had this TV for years. I am watching it right now. It has a great picture. It is dated as far as connections go, but for its time it does the job. I have had to do nothing to it as far as maintenance goes. I just sit back and watch a clear screen in HD

picture good before burn

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screen burned after only 2 months. the picture was good while it lasted. Hitachi's customer service was poor and they will not cover burn. the tv was never hooked up to anything else but an HD tuner. would not buy or recommend.

Excellent pq, user has access to service menus (not available on mits), good size, not enormous, and is table set, not free-standing.

No DVI, although there is really no need for DVI on an analog set. Component will get you as close as you can get to "perfect picture".

Was looking at hitachi all along. Great stretch modes for SD, and excellent hardware. Couldn't afford a nice pioneer. Was originally looking at the 51swx, but the price and size ended up being too much. Was down to this set and a mits, and the pq of the hit just blew the mits away. Everything you need to get started in hd. Beware though, it will tend to shrink a little after you get it home. If you are on the fence and can afford the 51, go for it.

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Sharp picture. Color alignment works great.

Remote is not user friendly at first.

This Hitachi Widescreen is perfect for the price. Hitachi also makes a majority of all parts found in most Widescreen TV so why not buy it directly from them. I most have looked at close to 30 different choices in its class and this one is the best.

Excellent picture, two component inputs, three S-Video inputs, custom picture settings. 480p,540p & 1080i compatible.

No 720p output, no IEEE or DVI connections. No sleep timer although it has an on-timer. No separate settings for each input. Once you calibrate your set for one input, you have to use it for all inputs.

Hitachi provides many name brand manufactures with parts for HDTV's. The picture on the 43-inch Hitachi is awesome. It has several different stretch modes for 4:3 images. The 16:9 HDTV material is phenomenal. I have a JVC HD-VCR, JVC progressive scan DVD player and a Samsung HD DirecTV decoder connected via my Sony STR-DA5ES receiver. Unfortunately, the Hitachi doesn't have three component inputs, but most HDTV's in this price range don't. After looking at several HDTV's, (Sony, JVC, Panasonic) this set truly provides a superior picture for the price. If you have a small to medium size room, I strongly suggest that you consider this model. The optional stand provides just enough space for a VCR or Satellite Receiver. Not much room for anything else. Hitachi's new sets will include a IEEE input as well as a DVI input. If you plan to purchase a HDTV tuner that includes either output, I would suggest looking into one of the newer sets, however component video connections on this set provide a superb picture. Additionally, you will need to calibrate this set after you purchase it. I suggest using the Digital Video Essentials DVD. Afterwards, you can truly take advantage of a detailed HDTV picture.

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What a pictuer. Ive looked and looked till I didnt want to buy a HDTV. You know reading reviews looking from store to store. My wife and I went to circuit city to buy a movie and there it was. Its not huge as the others and does require a stand . Dont buy the hitachi stand it has no room for components. It looked small in the store but compared to the 50 56 and 63 inch tv's its cool. Picture flawless in hdtv and very good in digital cable. Movies in progressive scan are excellent. I have no regrets buying this set.Outputs are plentiful and remote is excellent. Magic focus is incredible 20 seconds and the picture is clean. A little info, hitachi is a pioneer in the digital tv age and nearly 70% of other tv manufacturers today use hitachis outdated circuity or lower end. So why settle get the real deal. Im yet to hear that the japanese make crappy electronics.

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Sony, rca scenium, mitsubishi (overpriced) and Panasonic (Yuck)

Picture, Nice magic focus features, decent sound. Good remote

About 100 hour breakin period, but after the break in period awesome picture. Little too much red like the others, but with a little tweaking you dont notice it.

Excelent picture, from a dvd source, compaired to Toshiba's Mitsubishi, and Sony's. If you want HD get hitachi.

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the look of the tv nad hte way it handles the picture.very clear and came with a screen protection. the magic focus is the best.as good as me adjusting it with a dvd essentials disc. just a little 2 much red.

weighs about eight tons and heavy on the red. speakers r pretty good

A awesome looking tv. i got totally ripped off by the price but man, what a awesome picture. i almost returned it at first because it looked worse than my vega but after a month (no joke) it looks better than my vega or wega nad that's saying a lot a real lot.

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cheap only 1200$ great picture

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great tv

Magic 8 picture adjustment, and all the other controls so that you can make the set look great. Quality design.

a hint too much red, but can easily be adjusted out. Sound control could be a little better for using an external home entertainment 5.1 center.

I purchased the 43fwx20b from Sears and my son & I picked it up from recieving. When I got it home and set it up everything looked great with the exception of a hint of too much red. You can adjust this out by manually adjustment. The next day I got on the internet to register the product. It was not until then that I realized I had the wrong product. I had been delivered a 2001 model. I had purchased a 2002 model. The latest model has many additional features that make the picture and and operation much better than the 2001. Don't get me wrong since both had very acceptable pictures for rear projection. At any rate Sears brought me the correct set with no problems at all. Hitachi will certainly see more of my $$$$$ as they have demonstrated to me that they produce high quality products at competitive rates.

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First rear projection set after many hours online and using consumers magazines to narrow the playing field.